Word Study
criminology
CIDE DICTIONARY
criminology, n. [L. crimen, crimenis, crime + -logy.].
- A treatise on crime or the criminal population. [1913 Webster]
- The branch of sociology which studies crime and criminals. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
criminology, n. the scientific study of crime.
Derivative
criminological adj. criminologist n.
Etymology
L crimen -minis CRIME + -OLOGY
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